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| big roadside guitar |
i choose to get up early, before everyone else,
greeting the sun as it comes
over the mountains,
black coffee & some mornings
letting that be breakfast & others,
sausage biscuits
i choose Pearl Jam, Black, Cohen or Abrams,
Jay Z to find the rhythm & back roads,
and not just to save minutes, a dry razor
with no cream, pimento cheese
or pickles, over jelly
with my peanut butter
i choose flow over frustration, when i can remember
control is an illusion, sober
over drunk
so i won't miss a moment, candle taper
over artificial light for the golden kiss
that caresses your skin, shadows it creates
in the recesses & hot wax
deny choice all you want or believe you have none
& fate's just forgotten you, blame the sun,
moon, or celestial beings, blame your dog,
blame your neighbor, or significant other,
blame the rain---
Milli Vanilli tried it, got caught lip syncing.
it ain't your song, if you ain't singing it,
no
i choose you, like you chose me
& keep choosing daily---
kinda humbling, isn't it?
it is, to me.
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Ya, I like getting up early too...but would love a mountain view. Smiles. Pimento cheese or pickles over jelly with peanut butter...hmmm! I prefer toast with cheese. Smiles. I like 'flow over frustration' as it is something to strive for. And yes, so much is about choice...and not playing the blame game. It is another day, another year. Another choice!
Yes all of the above! Love your choices and how they encourage me to make mine ... consciously.
Wow! I love this. It was so thought provoking. For me, it's the beach. I'm so blessed to be close by it and see the sun rise above it if I choose.
Shifting blame is a dangerous thing. You said it well.
And those choices keep you grounded. Something important when those darn life obstacles wreak havoc in life.
Yes, Given to choice is a great thing! We make or own beds. No telling who might be an obstacle. But to remedy oneself is the ultimate. Not to expect sympathy from others! Nicely Brian!
Hank
i choose flow over frustration, when i can remember
control is an illusion, sober
over drunk
This is wonderful from beginning to end -- almost a creed for a new religion. I'd join, for sure!
Good one Brian! I have been trying to teach one sister in law to look at choices! She still insists they are unchangeable- ah well...thanks.
i truly is humbling,,,
Love the rhythm of this piece. Lyrics now written. Let that guitar come up with the music.
Some great choices from you
Like how you went about this one at your zoo
Getting up early is grand
As you can watch out at the slow place of the land
i choose flow over frustration, when i can remember control is an illusion, sober over drunk so i won't miss a moment.
wow. brian, yes. that is so wonderful and so profound. simple words, but they pack a punch.
happy new year, friend.
it ain't your song, if you ain't singing it..dang yes...we all have choices...and choose daily..a hundred times..and at times, it's very humbling..
You amaze me with your writing. Each piece is so powerful. This was incredible. I am sending it out on twitter over the world wide web. I hope some people discover your fine writing skills.
I wish you a beautiful new year Brian. May your every wish be granted.
Love, Becky
sounds like some excellent picks! I like the flow of this too Brian.
Happy 2013!!!
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True! we have choices all the time!!
Sometimes good choices and other not! haha And I love get up early!!
x
Lots of beauty and depth here in your words. The power of choice is a mighty and indeed humbling thing. So many choices we make daily...some with good outcomes, some not so much. I'm glad we chose each other and continue to do so each day, my love.
Wonderful choices... and the words from your wife in the comment above are so beautiful.
A great way to begin 2013 ~ poetry with the emphasis on making choices.
(... we may need to do something about that diet of yours!)
Great post. Every morning we have a choice over worry or joy, and I choose joy (every time I remember it's my choice.)
Great choices sir. I am most definitely a morning person as well. And one can never go wrong with Pearl Jam haha
Nice Brian. We all make choices and if we don't, that's still a choice.
(Sorry I've been away. My last blog explains why.)
I'd say I pick drunk over somber about half the time. Makes life more interesting.
Love that third stanza!
The music choices are a bit different, but the rest resonates! Ah, the power of choice that makes us who we are.
oh, i really love this, Brian!!!
your third stanza is amazing and i love the entire idea of choosing.
and i love a good grilled cheese with peanut butter and sweet pickle relish. {smile}
Choice is a wonderful thing and one we should all keep in mind. Well done! (I think there is a typo in the third stanza).
Very pretty poem. I agree - we are lucky here - I don't know if everyone in the world has choices - I'm thinking third world right now and women particularly - but we are very very lucky where we are (no matter how much people complain.) Lovely poem. k.
I love that choosing part. We used that in our vows, "I choose you out of all the world . . ." It matters. We choose, and how amazing to be chosen back. It's a blessing I know I'm thankful for every single day.
"control is an illusion, sober over drunk so i won't miss a moment"
This was a very elegant poem. I'm bookmarking this one for future reads. So good.
Life is in the choices, isn't it?
And we have so much more power than we give ourselves credit for.
Great one, Brian.
=)
Ah... so glad you're not missing any moments, Brian! Lovely!
Hi Brian. Thanks for visiting my blog. One of the lines says "shadows is creates." I was thinking It just seemed like something is not quite right there--did you mean "it creates"? I could be just reading it all wrong though. LOL
A clever title post, All of the above ~ I like the reflections on choosing daily, from morning to music, food, everything that is within our control. I specially like the golden kiss, caressing the skin ~
Happy Monday to you ~
powerful poem...just great....grateful for choices and someone bigger than us to ask for direction.
I choose pickles with my peanut butter, too! :)
"and not just to save minutes, a dry razor / with no cream, pimento cheese / or pickles, over jelly / with my peanut butter" tell me I'm twisting words and that you're not choosing to use pickles instead of jelly on your peanut butter sandwich.
I too would "choose flow over frustration," but often times I find myselfing using flow (in the form of music) to release the frustration.
there is so much in this that strikes me one way or another, but I'll save you my rambles and leave you with... I truly enjoyed this piece.
Hi! Brian...
Thanks for sharing the image:
big roadside guitar...All Of the above...huh?
"i choose you, like you chose me & keep choosing daily---kinda humbling, isn't it?
it is, to me..."
That's what life is about choices...huh? and through your very thought-provoking [poetic] words you have provided a great example Of...
deedee :-/
SOOO nice and such great rhythm. i choose flow over frustation . . .
just a great read top to bottom. gracias!
control is an illusion...so true. love the early mornings, just wish I could do more of them without having to set my alarm cuz then I am too tired.
Just passing by to say hello and Happy New Year!! I wish you the best for 2013!! Big hugs to you!!
Brian this is...so good. I love your choices and your poem!
Choice...Do we have any?...Or is it all we have?...I have to remember to chose flow over frustration...Thank you for this quiet reminder :-)
You say it so well. Freedom is so undervalued!
Love is absolutely a choice...an action. Missed reading you over the holidays when I was AFK. Waved to you and yours as we drove through your neck of the woods. It was dark both times and raining, once. There's a giant guitar in Bristol, too. Are you on facebook?
It is humbling to know that ones' choices have so much power. Power to change the direction of yours and others as well!! POwerful!!
I too rise early to catch the first rays of the sun and to "think".
Hugging you
SueAnn
Oh well done, Brian. I read this in the early hours, having risen early to catch the peace and quiet of a new day. Love your choices, and aren't we glad we have them... unlike some.
This is a beautiful reminder. I love the tone of the whole. You have a distinctive voice (making the right linguistic choices, I guess)!
It is to me too, thank you, I'm taking back my life as is, you're such a help x
"it ain't your song, if you ain't singing it" Thanks for the reminder!
we all love our freedom pal, loved the graphic, and as always you take us away to far places in your mind, which makes you a fantastic writer.
Brilliant. I can hear this being spoken-so rhythmical. Reminds me of Baz Luhrman`s sunscreen monologue or the one at the start of Trainspotting(though yours is more positive!) You should put a beat on this and record it :-)
This is good, Brian. Beautiful words, beautiful rhythm. I love the imagery - 'candle taper
over artificial light for the golden kiss
that caresses your skin, shadows it creates
in the recesses & hot wax.' Beautiful.
Up early to a mountain view,
fabulous; you write poetry like jazz, at least that's my impression...
I am an early riser too.
I wonder what it would feel like to have a giant guitar in my garden. You know, I think it would get me down a bit.... smiles....
It's truly humbling...loved your comparisons, thoughts and choices. Nice.
Life is all about choices and taking responsibility. Great message here and some awesome poetic lines in the third stanza. Smiles :)
Beautiful. Sometimes we choose and it is just right no matter what.
Your poem was flowing beautifully until I got to the part about pimento cheese or pickles for your peanut butter?! :-0 After that, the poem flowed beautifully again.
My peanut butter preferences aside, your theme about choices and responsibility is timely and great. To be able to choose and to own it is power. :-)
~Imelda
Love your poem! What a tribute to that someone special! After I read it, loved the title too!
It is up to us what choices we make and so many blame it on everything else..... Love the ending when you choose each other . :) sweet.
it is a daily choice...thanks for reminding me
This is me
up at 5AM every morn
cranking the jams
thudding the treadmill
it's my healthplan
and my think tank
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